informatory double
noun Bridge.
a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
Also called
takeout double.
Compare
business double.
Origin of informatory double
First recorded in 1925–30;
informat(ion) +
-ory1
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